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Seated Cavalier

mid-19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Seated Cavalier
  • Artist: Jean-Baptiste Madou (Belgian, Brussels 1796–1877 Brussels)
  • Date: mid-19th century
  • Medium: Chalk and watercolor heightened with gouache
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/16 x 5 11/16 in. (21.5 x 14.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2008
  • Object Number: 2008.49
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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